The EEOC announced today that it will start collecting 2019 and 2020 EEO-1 Component 1 Data (employment data categorized by race/ethnicity, gender and job category) for private employers beginning in April 2021. Note, this still does not include the controversial Component 2 Data (compensation data). While 2019’s data would have normally been due last year,
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Commercial Motor Vehicle Hours of Service Rule Amended
Just a quick update (as I recognize this likely doesn’t affect many reading this blog) – on May 14, 2020, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration released a final rule that updates the hours of service rules. However, the amendment neither increases driving time, nor the requirement that a 30-minute break be taken within eight…
EEOC Suspends EEO-1 Data Collection Until 2021
Due to COVID-19 and related delays in Federal reporting requirements across the government, the EEOC has recently announced that it is delaying collection of 2019 EEO-1 Component 1 data (employment data categorized by race/ethnicity, gender and job category) until the EEOC resumes normal operations, estimated to be in 2021. An EEO-1 must be filed by…
Happy New Year! Minneapolis Wage Theft Prevention Ordinance In Effect
As I have blogged about previously, the City of Minneapolis’ Wage Theft Prevention Ordinance went into effect January 1, 2020. While Minneapolis adopted some of the State of Minnesota’s Wage Theft Act, it also added additional requirements, summarized below compliments of the City of Minneapolis:
Under the ordinance, employers must:
- Provide employees with written
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Minimum Wage Increases: Don’t Forget to Change Payroll Settings for Minimum Wage for Travel Time and Other Activities!
I greatly suspect that everyone reading my blog is aware by now that Minnesota’s minimum wage increased January 1, 2020 ($10 for large employers; $8.15 small employers). However, for those employers who use minimum wage for certain activities (i.e. travel time) – be sure to change that rate in your payroll system as well! Also,…
If ICE Comes, Are You Ready?
And I’m not talking Minnesota ice! 2019 was unquestionably a busy year for the Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”). No doubt you heard on the news about one of Homeland Security Investigations’ workplace warrants over the past year. Less newsworthy, the I-9 audits spiked as well, with no signs of slowing…
Minneapolis Releases Wage Theft Prevention Ordinance Example Notice and Required Poster
Employers with employees working 80 hours a year within Minneapolis should remember that the Minneapolis Wage Theft Prevention Ordinance goes into effect JANUARY 1, 2020. If you want more details about the ordinance and how it is different than the Minnesota Wage Theft Prevention Act, you can read my previous blog here. In…
Minneapolis Considering Freelance Worker Protection Ordinance As Companion to Its Wage Theft Ordinance
On September 12, 2019, three City of Minneapolis Council members shared a draft ordinance, the Minneapolis Freelance Worker Protections Ordinance. As it is just in the draft stages, I won’t go into great detail here, but to point it out. For those Minnesota employers who rely on independent contractors – the development of this…
Minneapolis’ Wage Theft Ordinance Takes Effect January 1, 2020 for ALL Employees
Just as soon as Minnesota employers start to understand the new Minnesota Wage Theft Law (enacted July 1, 2019), the City of Minneapolis has passed its own ordinance, the Minneapolis Wage Theft Prevention Ordinance, effective January 1, 2020. Employers located in Minneapolis and employers located outside of Minneapolis but who have employees who work…
EEOC Opens Pay Data Collection Web Portal – EEO-1 Data Due September 30, 2019!
Employers who are required to submit the 2017 and 2018 Component 2 EEO-1 data (wage data) can now do so via the EEOC’s portal here. In addition, the EEOC has released a FAQ that may answer many employer questions such as filing requirements, summary compensation data, hours worked, multi-establishment reporting, acquisitions and mergers, spinoffs,…